Archive for June 01, 2014

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18 Quirky, Niche Businesses and 10 More

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18 Quirky, Niche Businesses

These businesses have been innovative and successful by creating niche markets.

This D-Day Weather Map is the Most Important in History

The weather forecast for D-Day was the most important forecast in history, and the allies got it right in part because they ran a superior weather program.

1 Million Rose Petals Shower Statue of Liberty to Honor D-Day

A nonprofit organization spent about $100,000 in preparation to shower the Statue of Liberty in rose petals.

Large Fire Breaks Out at Rockefeller Center in New York City

A large fire broke out Friday night at one of the buildings in Rockefeller Center, one of the busiest tourist locations in New York City.

Military Deception Fooled Hitler on D-Day, and It Still Works Today

Before Allied troops hit the beaches of Normandy, they convinced Nazi forces they weren't coming by using a fake army made of inflatable tanks.

6 Blunt Character Changes HBO Made to 'Game of Thrones'

As avid "A Song of Ice and Fire" readers, we demand blue hair dye.

Obama and Putin Held It Together for at Least 6 Seconds

President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of a D-Day memorial luncheon on Friday, and someone caught it on Vine.

11 Famous People You Didn't Know Served in WWII

We've compiled a list of people who were a part of WWII whose names you may be familiar with.

Heads Bowed, Flags Raised: World Leaders and Veterans Remember D-Day

Exactly 70 years after Allied troops launched one of history's most important battles at the beaches of Normandy, France, thousands returned to the beaches of Normandy and paid ...

70 Years Ago D-Day Dominated But Didn't Own The News

World War II's crucial battle was, as it should have been, the focus of the days news, but there were other things happening in North America, too.

Declassified: The CIA Has a Sense of Humor

The Central Intelligence Agency just joined Twitter and Facebook, and, naturally, people reacted in all kinds of ways to the agency's first tweet. We'd make fun of the CIA for b...